You wake up one morning to hear the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg telling her sleepy-eared audience that the government are about to 'unpick' some of or some parts of the Conservative-led Coalition's great NHS restructuring.

David Dudley has written an open letter about the parking situation in the town - with special reference to the large increase in annual parking permit fees which will affect people coming into the town to work. He has copied his letter to the Town Council. Here it is in...

Medical Receptionist
Hours: Part-Time and Full-Time positions available - shifts will include some 7.15 am starts and 7pm finishesSalary: £7.38 - £9.33 per hour depending on qualifications and experienceThe Kennet and Avon Medical Partnership (KAMP) is a newly formed GP partnership, caring for around 18,000 patients
and operating across two purpose...

Bruce Tulloh - pic Mark ShearmanBruce Tulloh, European 5000m champion in 1962, one of Britain’s best and most popular runners of the 1960s, trans-America record-breaker, and an ongoing influential figure in British athletics as a coach and writer, died on April 28, at his home in Marlborough, of cancer, aged 82.

There are as many complex and difficult issues surrounding the way Wiltshire Council reached the decision to close the Outdoor Education Centres at Oxenwood and Braeside, as there are difficult issues surrounding the decision itself.

Photo taken 23 April - and they are still out of order...Over the past ten days and more, many visitors to the town have been parking for free in the George Lane car park as both the ticket machines are out of order. This comes as the Council opens its (delayed) consultation on the major changes and increases to car parking charges.

The results are in from the Town Council's consultation on the three options put forward in the Wiltshire Council assessment of introducing 20mph speed restrictions for Marlborough. The consultation ended last Friday (April 27).

Pewsey Vale Support Group (l to r) - Alison Netherclift, Barbara Reilly, Liz Johnson, Sally Brown - and Olivia Simson (Event Executive, Hope and Homes for Children)Hope and Homes for Children, a Wiltshire based charity, was last week presented with a cheque for £10,367 by the Vale of Pewsey Support Group. This staggering amount is the result of two years’ fundraising by the group.

Marlborough's defence in actionOne of the last events of Town Mayor Councillor Mervyn Hall's term of office was a charity football match (May 1) in aid of the two charities he has been supporting through the year - Julia's House - the Dorset and Wiltshire Children's Hospices - and Home-Start Kennet - providing support for families across the area.

Bluebells in West WoodsMarlborough & District Lions Club have very reluctantly had to cancel the annual 'Bluebells at West Woods'. The Forestry Commission won't allow the gates to be open for cars due to the risk of damage to the forest's tracks.

Marlborough Rugby 1st XV team, coaches and back room staff after their momentous win at Windsor on SaturdayMarlborough Rugby 1st XV achieved a historic last kick 31-29 victory over Windsor RFC in the Southern Counties League promotion playoff to secure promotion to the South West Division 1 East league - Marlborough's highest ever position.

In our recent report on Wiltshire Council's cabinet meeting concerning waste land at Kelham Gardens, we said that neighbouring householders were no longer interested in the land. That is wrong and was a misunderstanding of the introduction to the agenda item by Council Leader Baroness Scott. Three neighbouring householders do want to buy the land.

Bumble Bee feasting on a Snakes’s Head Fritillary in Stonebridge MeadowStonebridge Wild River Reserve has many Snake’s Head Fritillary flowers in bloom. According to the Wildlife Trusts the flower is vulnerable and on the red data list. It is thanks to a community planting project that so many of these delicate flowers can now be seen in the reserve.

Marlborough apple blossom (Photo: Eric Gilbert) The variability of our weather always seems to provoke conversation. And when it comes to variability April 2018 was no exception. It even included another broken record - not for rainfall but for temperature.

Steak & Chips, pint of 6X, all served with a side dish of WiFiLockeridge, along with other pockets of habitation dotted along the Kennet Valley has in effect been a 'dead zone' for external digital communication. Or until very recently. The Marlborough Area Development Trust's (MADT) introduction of Free Community WiFi has introduced Lockeridge to the Digital Age.

Shane Hartop with the Gold Medal and Trophy that he'd just won at the International Guildford Boccia tournament

On Saturday 12 May the life of Shane Hartop, an inspiration to all whose lives he touched will be celebrated at Marlborough Town Football Club's ground in Elcot Lane, with a fund-raising Fun Day featuring a football match, charity auction, Northern Soul Ska disco and many other activities, all aimed at raising funds for the Shane's favourite Dreamflight charity.

(Photo by Eric Gilbert) This was probably Marlborough's best attended Annual Meeting of the Town Council (April 23) for years and the brisk review of the Council's year, the public questions and a debate on the introduction of 20mph restrictions should ensure a similar turnout in years to come.

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